My new host family consists of a mom, a dad, two brothers, more or less two sisters (I'll explain the "more or less in a moment"), and a dog. My host dad is an engineer and my host mom is a primary school teacher. The oldest child is Swenja, she is 17 years old and in her final year of Gymnasium. Next comes Hannah, she is 15. The reason why I said I had more or less two sisters is because she's currently in Brazil for an exchange year. I'll get to meet her shortly before I go home. The oldest of the boys is named Justus; He is 13 years old. Hans, at 11 years, is the youngest. And of course there's our lovely dog, Cadela, a yellow lab.
My host mom teaches at, and my host brothers attend a school nearby our home in Großen Buseck. Swenja goes to school in Gießen, although it's a different one than mine. Despite moving to a new town, I don't have to switch schools.
Fun facts about my family:
- My host family has lived abroad in both China and Portugal for many years.
- They are very musical. Every child plays at least one instrument.
- They bake their own bread, and it is delicious.
- The dog's name, Cadela, means "dog" in Portugese.
- My host sister bikes 10 kilometers to school everyday (and back). I take the train.
As I mention earlier, we live in a town/village named Großen Buseck. Großen Buseck is much smaller than Wezlar, but still has almost three times the population of my home town in Vermont. There's a train station where the train comes twice per an hour in each direction on weekdays, and once per an hour or less on weekends.
Things have been going swimmingly since I've moved in with my new host family. They're all very nice and welcoming. I think I'm going to enjoy my time with them.
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